Sanctuary environment

Exposure

1 paper2 findings

  • 1 lab in 1 country
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  • Animals1

Outcomes

2

lipid peroxidation

upin P. troglodytes1

1 study
  1. Sanctuary environment increases lipid peroxidation in P. troglodytes.

    “acute immune activity (neopterin) and lipid peroxidation (isoprostanes) were higher in sanctuaries, while chronic systemic inflammation (suPAR) and DNA damage (OHdG) did not differ.”

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    Minimal Evidence of Inflammaging in Naturalistic Chimpanzee Populations

    American journal of biological anthropology1 Feb 2026

Inflammation

downin P. troglodytes1

1 study
  1. Sanctuary environment decreases inflammation in P. troglodytes (2-10 times lower).

    “Serum inflammatory biomarker (CRP and IL6) levels in sanctuary chimpanzees were 2-10 times lower on average than those of laboratory chimpanzees.”

    Animalscomparing sanctuary chimpanzees to laboratory chimpanzeesserum

    Minimal Evidence of Inflammaging in Naturalistic Chimpanzee Populations

    American journal of biological anthropology1 Feb 2026

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